President Barack Obama speaks during the 2015 White House Conference on Aging today in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Obama is cutting the prison sentences of 46 convicts as part of a broader effort to make the criminal justice system fairer and ease the punishment of those serving more time than their crimes warranted. The president has now issued nearly 90 commutations, most of them to non-violent offenders sentenced for drug crimes under outdated sentencing rules. A commutation leaves the conviction in place but ends the punishment. Several of those granted clemency today had been sentenced to life in prison.

Amazing how liberals are all about letting their fellow inmates out of prison and then bash average Americans for buying guns to protect themselves. I can't think of a worse way to divide our society than for conservatives sticking up for the rights of good honest people while the democrats stick up for the criminals. Good going Obama!

Sophia Martinez Grislette

Jul 14, 2015 9:29 PM CDT

Obama was key in EL CHAPOS escape and will soon be invited to the White House

Stopandthink

Jul 14, 2015 3:55 PM CDT

Presidents do this stupid crap all the time. He's stupid too, just like the rest of them. Not better, like everyone wishes...just exactly the same.